" Linda watched as Mark ran to the foyer entrance to the basketball dressing room, so that the others wouldn't see him. She felt sadness for him, but ...he also felt a great amount of respect. Having heard probably the worst news of his life, Mark was still enough of a man to spare Gail's feelings. He left so that Gail wouldn't see him crying and feel bad for him. Linda found herself wishing her ex-husband had been half the man Mark was. Her eyes filled with tears of sadness for her daughter's. Soon, JZ brought us a clean pot, and we started cooking our fifth batch of soup. When that was done, we cleaned up our part of the kitchen.At 1:30, Ma closed and locked the front door, unlocking it only to let the last of the diners leave. There wasn't a drop of soup left."Time for lunch, k**s. We got thirty minutes, no more," Yolanda said. "After that, we really gotta perform. With the lunch crowd we had today, I think we'll be really hopping at dinner time." Holly, Yolanda, and I took the. They moved slowly but very, very thoroughly, missing nothing; which would eventually spit Bennington and Chambers out in little pieces. The police were already involved. Bennington had sentenced me to a whole world of pain and now he was going to experience the feeling. I explained the report and told Frank what it meant for Bennington. He winced."I am sure he will be going to a place where he will make the acquaintance of some of your acquaintances." He laughed. Then I went on to answer his. I said this only half-jokingly, as we had become a part of each other by now. "Well, we've had some problems lately with some kids in the neighborhood. You might remember me mentioning this briefly last week." "Well, Callie has become a little frightened by them and doesn't feel comfortable alone. Could I, or we, impose upon you to spend a little time with Callie while I'm gone?" "That's not an imposition at all. Do you want her to stay with me, or me to stay in your house with her?" "Probably.